obsessed with the tyranny of European governments. He has corresponded with Samuel Adams‚ Richard Henry Lee‚ Patrick Henry‚ and Thomas Jefferson. He is convinced that a strong government headed by a king is and has been‚ the curse of mankind throughout history. Under the Articles of Confederation‚ Thomas’s law practice has prospered‚ but he is concerned over the inflated value of some colonial currency. Thomas Abraham Clark is a ... A. Federalist B. Anti-Federalist C. Undecided Thomas Abraham Clark
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group called the Federalists‚ wanted a stronger national government and one group called the Anti-Federalists‚ opposed the development of a national government. The Federalists ratified the Constitution to help properly manage the debt and tensions following the American Revolution. The Anti-Federalists opposed the development of a strong federal government and the ratification of the Constitution‚ preferring instead for power to remain in the hands of state and local governments. Although the Anti-Federalists
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the subject of numerous debates. The contending groups consisted of Federalists‚ those who supported ratification‚ and Anti-Federalists‚ those opposed to the constitution. Each group published a series of letters known as the Federalist and Anti-Federalist Papers. The Anti-Federalist papers objected to provisions of the proposed constitution while the Federalist Papers defended the rationale behind the document. Anti-Federalist objections included that; the United States was too extensive to be
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John Adams stated that “Government is instituted for the common good; for the protection‚ safety‚ prosperity‚ and happiness of the people; and not for profit‚ honor‚ or private interest of any one man‚ family‚ or class of men; therefore‚ the people alone have an incontestable‚ unalienable‚ and indefeasible right to institute government; and to reform‚ alter‚ or totally change the same‚ when their protection‚ safety‚ prosperity‚ and happiness require it.” Federalists believed this‚ and fought verbal
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Federalists v. Anti-Federalists Participants in the Debate The debates over ratification of the Constitution represent the most important and intellectually sophisticated public debates in American history. On the one side‚ the supporters of the Constitution‚ or "Federalists‚" argued that the nation desperately needed a stronger national government to bring order‚ stability and unity to its efforts to find its way in an increasingly complicated world. Opponents of the Constitution‚ or "Antifederalists
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possible forms of Government in a democracy. In England there is the Parliamentary system‚ and it has worked so well over the years that it has become a model for a number of other countries. In the U.S.A.‚ on the other hand‚ there is the Presidential form of executive‚ and it has been working quite successfully in that country. These two forms of government have their own distinctive characteristics‚ and their own respective merits and demerits. A parliamentary system is a system of government in which
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Federalist vs. Anti-Federalist When the constitution formed‚ two groups emerged‚ one as being the Federalist and the other as the anti- Federalist‚ each having two completely different views on the constitution. The Federalist supported the Constitution and believed that the separation of powers and the system of checks and balances would protect the Americans from tranny. Also felt that the power should be spread among 3 different branches‚ the Legislative Branch‚ the Executive Branch‚ and the
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What is Federalism? Federalism is a system of government in which power is divided between a central authority and constituent political units. (The American Heritage Dictionary‚ 2005). The system is divided into levels: the national government‚ regional and local governments. Each of these levels has areas in which they have power. The levels however‚ by themselves cannot change the power that the constitution has given them. Each level operates through its own agencies and acts directly on the
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colonies for North America lacked an established political structure when founded. Many of the colonies established representative government‚ religious tolerance‚ and equality to varying degrees because of this. During the 17th century‚ from 1607 to 1700‚ the colonies both expanded and retracted these liberties. Many settlers of the New World aimed to institute representative governments with varying degrees of success. Over the ten years after Jamestown was established in 1607‚ the Virginia Company
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The Different Views of the Federalist and the Anti-Federalist on Human Nature The Federalist and the Anti-Federalist had very conflicting views on several things; however‚ they did have some similar views on topics such as on human nature and how it affected government. Other common interest of the Federalist and the Anti-Federalist was the preservation of liberty and government. They both believed that there were things that men were destined to do that can not be prevented; because of
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